We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

There's no such thing as being too Southern.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.

It's better to have died a small child than to be a politician who gets caught in a scandal during a slow news month.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

Do little things every day that no one else seems to want to do, be patient, and success will find you.

Every dream has its success point, and you owe it to yourself to press forward until you reach yours.

Small change, small wonders - these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.

Yes, I'm a real southern boy.

War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.

Out of all the artistic things I do, music is the most rewarding because it's so hard to write songs.

Of all joyful, smiling, ever-laughing experiences, there are none like those which spring from true religion.

I suggest that the great art belongs to all people, all the time--that indeed it is made for the people, by the people, to the people.

I'm a failed pop star. I always sneak a song into everything I do.

Planning is the mother of almost every other ability. Make your plan and set a timetable for its accomplishment in writing.